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Explain the meanings of malleable and ductile.

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Malleability is the property of a substance, by virtue of which, it can be beaten into thin sheets. The substance, in turn, is said to be malleable. ​

Example-Gold.​

-​Ductility is the property of a substance, by virtue of which it can be drawn into thin wires. The substance, in turn, is said to be ductile. Example- Silver.


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